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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-27

chapters he shows the spirit in which
the men in grey went to the front,
and the influence of Christian officers.
The lofty yet simple religious life of
Gen. Lee is tenderly described. DR..
Jones then sketches with loving hand
the religious career and conduct Of
Stonewall Jackson. Then come sim
liar sketches Of other officers of note.
The hospital work and work of the
chaplains and missionaries are aG-
mirably set forth. There is thrilling
force in the accounts Of the Great
Revival along the Rapidan. In the
last year Of the war there were, of
course, enormous difficulties in the
way of missionary work.
In the concluding chapter Of the
book DR.. Jones reports the number
of converts, and multiplies proofs OF
the genuineness of the religious
work. There are most touching in.
cidents of resignation and unaffected
piety. South Carolina holds noble
place. DR.. Jones says, with abso
lutte truth, that the wonderful pros
peritv Of the South at the present
thine was brought about, not so much
by foreign Immigration, or foreign
capital, as by the skill, energy ano
patient industry of the men in grey
and the boys they have reared. There
was the old faith, and hope, anc
courage. in another field than that o.
arms.
DR.. Jones's work, as may be seer
from what has been said, deserves
place in every household as me
mortal of patriotism and endurance
and as treasury Of Christian pre-
eept and example. DR.. Jones omits
however, it seems, all notice of tht
work of Roman Catholic priests II
the Army of Northern Virginia
This oversight can be repaired in's
subsequent edition. The chaplains
generally, were not Roman Catholic
even where the soldiers Of Roman
Catholic faith were numerous; bu
there were Roman Catholic chaplain'
in the Louisiana brigade undoubtedly
and general missionary work canno
have been neglected.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-27
"Christ in the Camp"
Charleston Sund0y NcuS.

The Rev. J. VIM. Jones, one of the
fighting parsons' Of the Army OF
Northern Virginia, has published q
work for which he had been gather
ing materials for more than twenty
years. 1t was his privilege to follow
the veterans Of the Army Of Northern
Virginia, as private soldier, or as
chaplain, from Harper's Ferry in 81
to Apponattox Courthouse i. '65.
lie knew personally most Of tic lead.
ing officers. lie mingled freely with
the private soldier in camp, on the
march, in the biyouac, on the battle.
field, andin the hospital. DR.. Jones,
therefore, had special qualifications
ter his self imposed task, which was
to describe the religious side of the
history Of the Army Of Northern Nir.
ginia. .
DR.. Joues says, with truth, that
any history Of the famous Army
which omits an account Of the won.
derful influence of religion upon it
which fails to tell how the courage,
discipline and morale Of the whole
was Influenced by the piety and evan.
celical zeal Of many Of it's officers
and mon-wou!d he incomplete and
unsatisfactory. 1t is subject for
congratuIation that one so well fitted
should have supplied what was mis-
sing, and have added glorious page
to the record OF as superb body of
soldiers as the world ever knew.
Bishop Cranberry, in lis intro
duction to Christ in the Camp
speaks mos. feelingly Of the charac'
ter of the preaching ANA worship in
the army. The sermons in the camp
would have suited any congregation
in the city or country. Tie style
was not controversial, speculative or
curious, but emiuently practical and
direct. There was no stirring up of
bad blood; no prompting to malice
or revenge. Religion in the army
was peculiar type or phase Of plety
1t had it's own form, color, flavor
Military discipline was not untavor,
able to it. The soldiers habit, ot
unquestioning obedience to orders
of trust in superior officers and OF
freedom from anxiety about thing:
for which he is not responsible, fits
into the life Of faith. Bishop Gran
berry says that he has nowhere wit
messed more complete, symmetrical
and beautiful examples of Christian
character than in the Confederate
army.
DR.. Jones covers, as may be i'm
! agined, wide field. In the opening
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-27
Visit of Mrs. Cleveland to Mrs. Polk.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, October l6.-
The President and his wife passed
the day quietly at Bell Mead, the
home Of General W. II. and Senator
Howell L. Jackson, six miles from
the city.
This afternoon they called Oh Mrs.
James X. Polk.
The pike by which they entered
the city was throngcd with people for
three miles, and the route lie was to
take was crowded with spectators.
The party arrived at the Polk place
at FIVE o'clock. The meeting be-
tween Mrs. Polk, the former mistress
of the White House, and its present
youthful occupant, was interesting
in the extreme.
AS was remarked by one of the
gentlemen present. The mantle had
fallen on worthy shoulders"
Mrs. Polk seemed to be completely
exhilarated by the visit and was not
only in a cheerful mood, but happy.
The weight OF her eightyfour years
bowed her but slightly, and though
she says she is feeble, one can scarce
ly detect it in her bearing.
She remarked that it was 2 very
unusual occurrence for lady Of her
age, forty years after she occupied
the place Of first lady in the lanG, 70
receive q visit from q successor.
The event seemed 10 call up many
pleasant "reminiscences Of the past.
Mrs. Polk says she was personally
acquainted with every President,
from the time Of John Quincy Adams
to that Of Lincoln.
President Jackson often visited
them after his administration aud
when her husband was Governor.
She was just married when Lafay-
ette visited Nashville. Martin Van
Buren, visited Mr.. Polk at his home
IN Columbia while the former was
Vice President.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-27
RAILROAD CONSTELLATION.
TIE fcntraI System i'll Ripper Caro-
lima to be Kun by the Richmond
and Eaavii:e Sy~fcs:i
L.1uqu$ta Chronicle.

There are rumOrs in the air that
the Central system in upper Carolina,
embracing the Augusta and Green.
wood, Laurens and Spartanburg,
Laurens and Grcenvile and the
Savannah Valley railroads, is soon
to pass into the hands Of the Rich
mond Terminal Company, to be
worked in connection with the Rich
mohd and Danville system.
These rumors cause no surprise.
Since the purchase of the Georgia
Central by New York syndicate in
tcrested largely in the Richmond
and Danville, the absorption of'its
lines in Carolina by the Richmond
Terminal Company has been re
gardcd by many as foregone con,
clusion. Indeed, there are those
who regard the consolidation Of the
Georgia Central with the Richmond
and DanvilIe as almost certainty.
Nor are these all the changes that
are destined to take place in the
near future in the railroad map of
tue South. Indications are not
wanting that railroad lines in Eir'
ginia, North and South Carolina,
Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama
Will join under one management.
AS the Western Union swallowed up
all competitors, so will the Rich
mond Terminal in the States named,
X y x x x
The whisperings in the air are that
the time is not far distant when the
Richmond Terminal Company will
control, in addition to the Richmond
and Danville system, the East Ten
nessee and the Georgia Central sys
TENS from Washington and Rich
mond in the east to Knoxville, Chat
tanooga, Birmingham, Atlanta, Mont
gomery and Selma in the south and
Southwest, and Columbus, Macon
Augusta and other interior cities in
Georgia, Virginia and the Carolinas
with Newport News, Port Royal
Savannah and Brunswick on the At
lantic.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-27
NOTHING TO LOSE.
1b5eriUe Press and Banner.


The people of Abbeyiile will have
nothing to lose by the talked of
change, but the possibility of much
gain is evident. For the last few
years AbbeYille has paid dearly for
her failure to secure either the Au.
gusts and Knoxville road or the
Savannah Valley road. Besides get
ting none of the advantages Of the
lew roads, the Columbia and Green.
vile road has felt at liberty to i'm
pose on US at will in the matter of
freight charges and convenient
passenger schedules, so that between
the three roads we have been in a
bad way.
With the Augusta and Knoxville
in the hands Of the owners of the
Columbia and Greenville road, they
will not in all probability have their
schedules arranged so as to give the
travelling public the most useless
and veXatious delays at Greenwood
or elsewhere-at least we shall hope
for the better. Nothing could be
worse than the present schedules by
which the passenger train on the
Spartanburg road leaves Greenwood
half hour before the arrival Of the
Columbia and Greenville train.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-27
A Cautious Analysis.
From It'd Bits.

Il have q letter Of introduction to
Mr.. Samuel Slump said q stranger
in western town to citizen. Can
YOU tell me if he is a man Of drink
ing habits?'
"Wall, stranger" replied the citi-
zen. expectorating copiously, Il
would 60 so fur as TO say that Sam
is lard drinker, but reckon if
you ask him to 60 an take suthin',
you won't have to build a fire under
him to git him started.'
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-27
When Greek Meets Greek.
Edqefeld NonIor.

Young Henry Raucb, the Oldest
son of our honored friend Mr.. j. G..
II. Rauch, of Wyse's Ferry, has re-.
turned to Newberry College. we.
mention him particularly because at
the closing exercises Of the college
in June last, he took the gold medal:
for proficiency in Greek. We have
not quite forgotten our school days;
and we know that he who takes q
medal for proficiency in Greek,
achieves great feat.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-27
Gordon to Meet Foraker on the Stump
: .ciGL 10 tie Ne,rS Gnl COMrle1

Al ANITA, October Ex-Governor
john B. Gordon will enter the State
campaign in Ohio next week, where
he has consented to deliver series
of political addresses. The appeals
to the Governor from prominent
Ohio Democrats have been 80 urgent
that lie has finally consented to take
the stump, where he proposes to an
swer Foraker's continued assaults on
the South and to pledge the fealty OF
the Ex-ConrederaCes to the General
Government.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-27

WoETHIxGToN, Minn., Oct. 49,
Mrs. Charles Bulls Of this place has
just sold to George H. Treadwell,
Commander Of the G.. A. R., Of AL
bany, n. Y, the original ordinance
of secession passed by the State of
Virginia. The consideration was
$1,000.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-27
Chairman b. +. Jones' Call.

P1rTSBvRG. Pa, October 22.-The
Chronicle-Telegroph to-day prints
Chairman B. +. Jones call for the
National Republican Committee to
meet at Arlington Hotel, Washing
ton, at 10 80 a. N. December 9Th, to
fix the date and place of the next
National Republican Convention.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-27
The Minneapolis imsult 30 Mrs.
cleveland.

NINNEAroLIS, Oct. 20.-The TYi-
b'>ne to-day publicly acknowledges
the error it committed IN publishing
any matter uncompimentary to Mrs
Cleveland during her visit to this city.
Will +. Haskell, the junior member
ofthe Trijnne Company, will assume
over his own signature the responsl.
bility for the cleveland editorial and
entirely exone7ate Mr.. B!ethen from
all knowledge. participation OF re-
spousibility in the same.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-27

Twenty Eight Advan.
nine separate tages OF
Colleges Agrl and separate
with Mechanl College
AnneXes. Colleges. per year.
Average cost IN ,,c M
Of running sSo'eS'io" $500 " '4''
each
Total number 1nS ll43
Of Students
Total number 1S Is 20
graduates, J -., eY5, -
Cost per student, SIS 50 so 70
Average atten- IS l42 81
dance,
With an average appropriation OF
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-27
4 FATED FIREMAN.

farming to the freight engine the
body of }. L. Webster, fireman, was
found. His right arm was crushed,
and required immediate amputation.
lie was otherwise painfully injured,
and will probably die.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-27
THE DEAD ENGINEER.

Among the wreck Of the passenger
engine was found the dead body of
Engineer Wall. He cried once to
the conductor after the shock and
then died. Ed Parnell, his fireman,
was badly scalded about the neck
and shoulders, but he will re cover.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-27

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, October 22.-
A light frost fell here this morning.
The report from Tampa is: Twenty
new cases to-day; no deaths. Tie
disease is of a very mild type.
Weather cool and favorable.' Jack.
sonville's relief fund for Tampa's
sufferers exceeds thirteen hundred
dollars.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-21
The Action of Il Tornado.

When the conditions of atmospheric
instability have given birth to tor
nado, the fact is announced to the OBJ
server by sudden gathering of dark,
swift-whirling clouds, from which de-
pend writhing, serpent-like body
formed of condensed vapor. This
writhing column extends rapidly down
ward until it touches the earth. When
it attains the surface it becomes audible
from the violent rending actions which
it creates upon that surface. AS soon
as the whirl is created it begins to move
away, generally toward the northeast,
for the evident reason that the upper
cold layer of air against which it origi-
mates has, in the northern hemisphere,
movement in that direction.
In its path over the surface, the cir
cling movement of the writhing air and
the sucking action of the partial vacuum
in the central portion of the shaft COM
bine to bring about an extreme deyasta-
ton. On the outside of the whirl the
air, which rushes in q circling path to-
ward the vortex, overturns all movable
objects, and in the center these objects,
If they are not too heavy, are sucked up
as by a great air-pump. Thus the
roofs of houses, bodies of men, and
animals. may be lifted to great eleva-
tons, until they are tossed by the
tnmultuous movements beyond the
limits of the ascending currents and
fall back upon the earth. Where the
center of the whirlwind passes over a
building, the sudden decrease in the
pressure of the outer air often causes
the atmosphere which is contained
within the walls suddenly to press
against the sides of the structure, so
that these sides are quickly driven out
ward as if by a charge of gunpowder.
1t is not unlikely that the thminution
of pressure brought about by the pas
sage Of the interior Of the whirl over n
building may be about as much as is
indicated by the fall of four inches in
the barometer. This is equivalent to a
change in the pressure amounting to
about three hundred pounds to the
square foot. This force operates to
burst out the walls OF building. 1t is
not improbable that the diminution Of
pressure may be much greater than
this, but even the amount named is
sufficient to account for the bursting
out of the frail-walled structures which
these devastating movements encounter
in the western parts Of the United
States. s. ,Shaler, IN Scribne,'s
Magazine.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-21
At Saratoga.

Doctor to invalid-The nature d
your disease demands that you follow
my directions implicitly.
Invalid will endeavor to do So
Doctor-In the first place you 1aa;
take the Hawthorne water three ort0'
times day. After each glass yon mus
walk. Exercise is indispensable
your case.
Invalid will do as you say .
Doctor-You must be moderate y
everything, particularly in smoking
One cigar after each meal, no more
Call again tomorrow and report pE'
gress. :
Next day the patient reported y
looked like very sick man. :!
Doctor-Well, how are you comp4
on?
Invalid-Poorly, doctor.
whats the matter?"
I'm deathly sick ct my stomach
"That's very strange"
"You see this is the first time e's1
smoked. "-Teras Siftings.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-21
Matthew Arnold Surprised.

Mr.. Matthew Arnold was greatly
struck by this democratic government
of our reading-room when he was in
Boston. He came in here one day and
saw little barefooted newsboy sitting
in one of the best chairs of the read
ing-room, enjoying himself apparently,
for dear life. The great essayist was
completely astounded
EDO you let barefooted boys in this
reading-room ?" he asked. "You would
never see such sight as that in
Europe. 1 do not believe there is q
reading-room in all Europe in which
that boy, dressed as he is, would enter. {"
Then Mr.. Arnold went over to the
boy, engaged him in conversation, and
found that he was reading the "Life of
Washington, and that he was young
gentleman of decidedly anti-British
tendencies, and, for his age, remark
ably we'll informed
Mr.. Arnold remained talking with
the youngster for some time, and, as
he came back to our desk, the great
Englishman said:
II do not think I have been so i'm
pressed with anything else that / have
seen since arriving in this country as 1
am now with meeting this barefooted
boy in this reading-room. What a
tribute to democratic institutions it is
to say that, instead of sending that
boy out to wander alone in the streets,
they permit him to come in here and
excite his youthful imagination by
reading such a book as the Life of
Washington The reading of that one
book may change the whole course of
that boys lie, and may be the means
of making him a useful, honorable,
worthy citizen Of this great country.
1t is, | tell you, sight that imprcsses
European not accustomed to Your
democratic ways. "-Bosto7s Herald.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-21

troubled face showed something
wrong, but what? ~
essayed to speak, but failed. Then
turned an inq'liring glance to Aunt
Kate. She was crying softly, but re-
piled:
"Kent says Ted has heen giving you
some OF fathers laughing plant. "
Then l remembered the scene in the
garden and turned to him.
. II did not mean to laugh I family
whispered.
az know" he replied as softly, and,
regardless of his mothers presence,
kissed me lovingly. His face grew ra-
diant as l kissed him in return, for then
he knew what my answer would have
been.
Ted was so badly frightened when
he heard he had endangered my life
that he ran away to another uncle's,
and did not return for years. But, all
in all, L never had any desire to try
again the effects of laughing plant"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-21
THE WONDERFUL COUNTRY.
BY JOHN BOYLE GREELEY.

There once WAS q time when, as old songs prove
il.
The earth was not round, but an endless
plain
The sea was as wide as the heavens above it
Just millions of miles and begin again.
And that was the time-ay, and more's the pity
1t ever should end when the world could play
When singers told tales OF n crystal city
In a wonderful country far awayl
But the schools must come with their scales
and measures,
To limit the visions and weigh the spells;
They scoffed ut the dreamers with rainbow
And circed the world in their parallels:
They chartered the wales and the sunny mea.
dows,
Where minstrels might ride for year and a
They sounded the depths and they pierced the
shadows
OF that wonderful country far away.
For fancies they gave us their microscopes;
For knowledge rubble OF fact and doubt;
Wing and Gagged, like bird from the
tropics.
Romance at the wandering stars looked out
Cold Reason, they said is the early Eden;
But fairer the flowers and folds forbidden
OF that won lcrful country far away.
They questioned the slumbering babys laugh
And cautioned it's elders to dream by rule:
All mysteries past and to come hereafter
We're settled and solved in their common
school.
But sweeter tho streams and the wild birds
singing
The friendship and love that were true always
The gladness unseen. like far bell ringing,
In that wonderful country far away
Nay. not in their Reason, our dear illusion,
But truer than truths that are measured and
Weighed
o land Of the spirit where no intrusion
From bookmen or doubters shall aye be made!
There still breaks the murmuring sea to greet US
On shadowy vale and peaceful bay;
And souls that were truest still wait to meet US
In that wonderful country far away!
-Sc7-iI1rr's Nucdzile
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-21

In 1855 there were $50 deaths from
railway accidents in the city of Chicago
last year the number was 1874, and the
Chicago Necs says that "if the ratio
for the first part Of 1857 is maintained
the roll of deaths for which railway
carclessness, lawlessness, and Casual
ties are responsible will number nearly
$50 Victims" while the wounded will
not fall short of thousand. This is a
frightful record. The city has it in it's
power to materially diminish the
slaughter by insisting that the railways
observe proper precautions by the
guarding Of crossings and the slacken-
ing of speed. The Nous, however,
thinks nothing will be done until in
The case Of some unusual fatality a
grand jury indicts the principal officers
of railway company for manslaughter
because their road has been operated
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-21
Only Wanted What He Could See.

There is man in Albany who nS]
at the corner of street, ana vi u:
occupies for his Office room oveflO M
ing a block of buildings running u ~, ~
street at an angle. From his "l'ul N
he can look out upon one side .! ~ =,
street to a certain point. When ne u
a man of small income he picl,n
the house opposite him, and 0e'' ii
impressed as time went on with n s
sire to purchase the adjoln!ns, nv .ar;;r]
as far as he could see from his l"'v Mr.
seat in the window. He has sea- az ii
persevered in that intention, ana ' ~,
sat the other day conyerslns WI .;:3
friend he pointed to the opPos's1I o,a;l
of the street-a view conlprlsl1lls ~ rel
a block said: GAS [ sit mere I'd
alize that one Of the dreams OF ~ rps1
has been accomplished. AL s'o e7s
estate within the reach OF my ~
own, and I am a satisfied n'''-'
albany Journal.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-21
The Home of a Hunter.

Rafe Wiley's cabin was almost as
primitive as the abode of Adam there
was more outdoor about it than any
thing else. Its logs, slightly notched
together at the four corners, only
fenced about bit of space. The roof
neihe compelled the smoke to remain
inside, nor the rain outside of it, and
the floor was as free piece of I'M
covered earth as ever mortal trod. The
inference might be drawn that Rafe
was finishing it on an installment plan,
differing from the usual one in that in
stead of paying for goods by piece
meal, he obtained pieces of goods as he
paid for there was bed lacking q
post, a baclsless rocking-chair, three
fourths of table, two-thirds of stool,
and fractions of other articles doing
duty in whatever capacity necessity de-
manded, regardless of their fitness.
There were indisputable evidences of a
woman having once resided there, con-
sisting of calico skirt and q bonnet
hanging from peg, and three rudy,
ragged, dirty bits Of humanity, from all
dress appearances as yet unclassitied
as to sex, or separated from the life of
the dog-part Of the family. The pres
ence OF the sunbonnet and absence of
the woman indicated beyond doubt to
me that she had eloped in the night. I
never mentioned the matter to Rafe,
but it was told me in matter of-course
way by a native that "she'd gone of
with another Teller" The world in
general would go on just as we'll with
Rafe Wiley out of it as in, but to me
he was treasure because of his de.
tached existence from anything save
idleness and hunting. --Tobe Hodge,
IN tie american Magazi7ae.